spawl

4 definitions found

spawl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Spawl \Spawl\, n.
     A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.
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  Spawl \Spawl\, n. [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tl, fr. sp[=ae]tan to spit;
     probably akin to sp[imac]wan, E. spew. Cf. Spew.]
     Scattered or ejected spittle.
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  Spawl \Spawl\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Spawled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Spawling.] [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tlian.]
     To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva.
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           Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it
           In vain, against the people's favorite.  --Swift.
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spawl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  spawl
      n 1: a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore
           and having at least one thin edge; "a truck bearing a mound
           of blue spalls" [syn: spall, spawl]